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title: "Are my flytraps getting too much light? They live under a grow light.…"
description: "Are my flytraps getting too much light? They live under a grow light. They’re red so I thought they were healthy. But the leaves almost seem like they’re…"
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author: "OGForestGreen"
published: "2024-05-12T00:50:13.411167Z"
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# Are my flytraps getting too much light? They live under a grow light.…

_Posted by OGForestGreen on 2024-05-12_

Are my flytraps getting too much light? They live under a grow light. They’re red so I thought they were healthy. But the leaves almost seem like they’re getting kind of burnt. Below is about a 5 week difference between the pics.

![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/L7OkizoeUi8p0Dg54FwBUndCmJABEOio0iM2gaO-ZEU/-CmFghCsSX6ZjwCeiaN9Xg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/L7OkizoeUi8p0Dg54FwBUndCmJABEOio0iM2gaO-ZEU/_aBqDXBkQbSqdSsUnQnMvg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/L7OkizoeUi8p0Dg54FwBUndCmJABEOio0iM2gaO-ZEU/lw2zl3PtRsCM8xMkiOu8gA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/L7OkizoeUi8p0Dg54FwBUndCmJABEOio0iM2gaO-ZEU/mzNjaJA0SgaYctF-eo3I_g.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Claudia commented on 2024-05-14

It could have to do with the energy being spent on the flowering?

### nepenthomancer commented on 2024-05-14

Yeah it’s definitely the flowering, they can take full light for 8hrs a day

### DanishGramma commented on 2024-05-25

The red is how you know you’re doing it right. Depends on the genus but most do get red and it’s normal 😊

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